viii, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

"Dr. Otto Meinardus, a leading authority on the history of the Coptic Church, here revises, updates, and combines his renowned studies Christian Egypt, Ancient and Modern (AUC Press, 1965, 1977) and Christian Egypt, Faith and Life (AUC Press, 1970) into a new, definitive, one-volume history for the Millennium, surveying the twenty centuries of existence of one of the oldest churches in the world."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index

1. Toward the Third Millennium -- The Pontificate of Shenuda III -- The Holy Synod of the Coptic Church -- 2. The Coptic Church: Its History, Traditions, Theology, and Structure -- Traditions about the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt -- Saint Mark the Evangelist and the Founding of the Church in Egypt -- The Theological Contributions of the See of Alexandria -- The Canons of the Coptic Church -- The History of Coptic Theology from the Fifth to the Twentieth Century -- The Copts from the Seventh to the Twentieth Century -- Some Notable Coptic Families of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- The Coptic Sunday Schools, Cradle of the Twentieth-Century Renaissance -- The Folk Religion of the Copts -- From a National to an International Christian Community -- 3. The Coptic Church: Its Churches and Monasteries, Ancient and Modern -- Early Christianity in Alexandria -- Some Coptic Churches in Modern Alexandria -- The Ancient Churches and Monasteries around Alexandria -- The Lourdes in the Desert: Saint Menas -- Cellia -- The Coptic Monasteries of Wadi al-Natrun -- Christianity in the Nile Delta -- The Coptic Churches of Old Cairo and Its Environs -- Some Coptic Churches in Greater Cairo -- The Churches and Monasteries between Cairo and Suhag -- The Churches and Monasteries between Suhag and Aswan -- The Churches and Monasteries of the Fayyum -- The Churches and Monasteries of the Western Desert -- The Churches and Monasteries of the Eastern Desert -- App. A. Marks of Identification: Tattoo and Name -- App. B. The Patriarchs of the Coptic Church and the Rulers of Egypt -- App. C. Language, Architecture, and Calendar -- App. D. The Relics of Coptic Saints

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